Monitoring wildlife contaminants in Alberta oil sands

Observations and data evaluating the levels and potential impacts of contaminants on wildlife species.

Wild bird health and contaminants

Monitoring wild bird health and contaminants in the oil sands region.

• Colonial waterbird health and contaminants

Amphibian and wetland health, toxicology and contaminants

Monitoring amphibian and wetland health, toxicology and contaminants in the oil sands region.

• Wild amphibian and wetland health and contaminants
• Laboratory exposures and effects

Bird health and toxicology

Monitoring bird health and toxicology in the oil sands region.

• Laboratory exposure and effect - air emissions
• Field exposure and effect - air emissions/PAHs

Wild bird and hunter-trapper harvested wildlife toxicology and contaminants

Monitoring wild bird and hunter-trapper harvested wildlife toxicology and contaminants in oil sands region.

• Dead and moribund bird contaminants and toxicology
• Hunter/Trapper Harvested Wildlife Contaminants and Toxicology

Plant health and contaminants

Monitoring plant health and contaminants in the oil sands region.

• Laboratory phytotoxicity and contaminants
• Field vegetation assessment and contaminants